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Power Steering Rack Replacement <pic heavy!>
Steering rack is pooched, so I suppose it's time to replace some other bits while I'm in there... 
Probably won't install the used ball joints, mine look okay so far. But the timing belt kit, tie rod ends, strut/motor/trans mounts, snub mount & bracket, phenolic intake manifold spacer, valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket will all get installed. I'll have a look-see to figure out if the aero-wipers I scooped off my A4 will work; if so, that'll be (.)(.) because the stockers don't apply even pressure over the span of the blade (so it lifts in spots).
I ordered a pair of strut mounts some time ago and never got around to installing them. So I ordered another pair of the same ones since I'll be replacing them right away. Well 034 must have changed specs because the new ones are clearly different than the ones I already had on hand.
(Old ones are on the outside, new ones are in the middle)
Does this depth discrepancy strike anyone else as being odd? Any ideas?
Upon inspection, my harmonic balancer appears to be shot. The rubber has rotted out in some spots, not a nice sight. According to 034 the FluidAmpr needs to be shimmed for proper fit so I held off on buying one for now in the interest of getting back on the road ASAP. Hope this doesn't come to bite me in the ass later.
Of course, broke a few parts and tools along the way. On a car this old, carnage is assured. Count so far: one spark plug wire, one fuel rail bolt, two downpipe studs, and three screwdrivers.
This A/C hose bracket destroyed three screwdrivers before I clued-in that a combination wrench may perhaps be the proper tool.
Carnage:
This is where the exhaust meets the downpipe, can you say corrosion??? The two visible bolts ended up getting busted off, likely because some meatball wrenched as hard as he could. Of course, the difficult to reach far-away bolt (not shown) came apart with no drama.
One thing I'm really looking forward to is deleting the corroded beyond hope aux. radiator, and upgrading the snub mount and bracket. I have a feeling the new poly and mount will lend a noticeable difference.
There's lots of little pins and sensors to disconnect with this car, so I've just been progressively taking pictures to reference later as I go along...
But just about everything that's similar size is colour coded anyways, so it's pretty hard to mess up when time comes to reconnect everything.
Which brings us to where I'm at right now:
Hung up on removing the trans from the engine, looks like I need some super short swivel tool or something to remove the bolts. (They're M10 hex/Allen head bolts) Any tips/tricks/experience would certainly be appreciated!!
Probably won't install the used ball joints, mine look okay so far. But the timing belt kit, tie rod ends, strut/motor/trans mounts, snub mount & bracket, phenolic intake manifold spacer, valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket will all get installed. I'll have a look-see to figure out if the aero-wipers I scooped off my A4 will work; if so, that'll be (.)(.) because the stockers don't apply even pressure over the span of the blade (so it lifts in spots).
I ordered a pair of strut mounts some time ago and never got around to installing them. So I ordered another pair of the same ones since I'll be replacing them right away. Well 034 must have changed specs because the new ones are clearly different than the ones I already had on hand.
(Old ones are on the outside, new ones are in the middle)
Does this depth discrepancy strike anyone else as being odd? Any ideas?
Upon inspection, my harmonic balancer appears to be shot. The rubber has rotted out in some spots, not a nice sight. According to 034 the FluidAmpr needs to be shimmed for proper fit so I held off on buying one for now in the interest of getting back on the road ASAP. Hope this doesn't come to bite me in the ass later.
Of course, broke a few parts and tools along the way. On a car this old, carnage is assured. Count so far: one spark plug wire, one fuel rail bolt, two downpipe studs, and three screwdrivers.
This A/C hose bracket destroyed three screwdrivers before I clued-in that a combination wrench may perhaps be the proper tool.
Carnage:
This is where the exhaust meets the downpipe, can you say corrosion??? The two visible bolts ended up getting busted off, likely because some meatball wrenched as hard as he could. Of course, the difficult to reach far-away bolt (not shown) came apart with no drama.
One thing I'm really looking forward to is deleting the corroded beyond hope aux. radiator, and upgrading the snub mount and bracket. I have a feeling the new poly and mount will lend a noticeable difference.
There's lots of little pins and sensors to disconnect with this car, so I've just been progressively taking pictures to reference later as I go along...
But just about everything that's similar size is colour coded anyways, so it's pretty hard to mess up when time comes to reconnect everything.
Which brings us to where I'm at right now:
Hung up on removing the trans from the engine, looks like I need some super short swivel tool or something to remove the bolts. (They're M10 hex/Allen head bolts) Any tips/tricks/experience would certainly be appreciated!!
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